Tag: rooster.
Henrietta, the reluctant rooster.
Soooo…Henrietta has the crooked leg which we’ve mentioned has not kept her/him down at all~! This past two weeks brought major redness out in his comb/wattles – that, the cock-a-doodle-doo’ing and the mounting of hens for chicken/rooster happy time has confirmed. Indeed. Henrietta is a boy. #2 in the Rooster…
Melba Updates! Chick identification – hen or rooster?
She’s still he biggest and the reddest comb and wattles. Hopefully she’s still going to be an egg layer! Update: Much later we discover Melba is indeed our Head Rooster – and is a cuckoo maran! He has fathered many many of our lucky cluckers barnyard mix chicks! Update: the…
Melba – the black and white striped chicken – turns out to be a cuckoo maran rooster!
Meet Melba – one of the biggest chicks we’ve got, who is officially a month old. She has great coloring – black with white stripes making her look black/white and grey. Some of our favorite ladies are named Melba! Update: Once she grew up it became apparent, Melba is indeed…
